Objectivity and science
Reply to Kukla
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10166532 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George M Alliger (0000-0002-8498-4814, University of Akron, corresponding author), Paul J Hanges (0000-0001-8716-7644) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 676-679 |
| Publication date | 1984-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.47.3.676 |
| OpenAlex | W1977797914 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
In several articles in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology over the past few years, researchers have argued that the traditional approach to science needs to be reviewed. For example, Sampson (1977, 1978, 1980) forcibly stated that traditional science reflects Western society's values of individualism and capitalism. Sampson argued that a new approach to science should be adopted and that it should be collectivisti c in its assumptions and sensitive to social issues. Other authors have claimed that science, and specifically social science, needs to be liberated from both the press of immediate fact and the need for verification (Gergen, 1978, p. 1344). Gergen criticized traditional science by stating that its emphasis on objectivity, current knowledge, and dispassionate observation hinders generating theories of truly fresh outlook. As we can see, these articles represent a theoretical and sometimes ideological critique of empirical science. Following this lead, Kukla (1982) went beyond Sampson and attempted to prove that value-free (i.e., objective or empirical) science must necessarily be an exercise in futility. He argued that this is true because the state of having no values, if such a state can ever be achieved, is just another particular value
Epistemology · Ideology · Individualism · Objectivity (philosophy · Personality · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Cognitive Science and Education Research · Cultural Differences and Values · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |